hallow
Render ritually pure
Hallow means to make holy or to honor as sacred.
The word is archaic and literary, surviving mainly in Halloween (All Hallows' Eve, the night before All Saints' Day) and in the Lord's Prayer: hallowed be thy name.
The noun hallow, meaning a saint or holy person, is even rarer.
To hallow ground is to consecrate it: We cannot hallow this ground more than those who fought here.
Make sacred officially
- blessConfer favor upon
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- dedicateSet apart formally
enshrine · beatify · canonize · ordain · solemnize · christen · sanctification · divinize
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
procession · communion · offering · sacrifice · altar · vestments · censer · reliquary
Handheld defensive armor
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- aegisSponsorship and protection
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
refuge · defender · ward · talisman · amulet · blessing · charm · haven
Deeply respect and admire
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
adore · glorify · exalt · respect · admire · cherish · praise · laud
Unsettlingly strange
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
otherworldly · jack-o-lantern · costume · trick-or-treat · October · autumn · pumpkin · mask
consecrate
Make sacred officially
dedicate · enshrine · beatify · canonize · ordain · solemnize · christen · sanctification · divinize · sacralize
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
chant · procession · communion · offering · sacrifice · altar · vestments · censer · reliquary · tabernacle
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- aegisSponsorship and protection
sanctuary · refuge · defender · ward · talisman · amulet · blessing · charm · haven · shelter
revere
Deeply respect and admire
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
reverence · adore · glorify · exalt · respect · admire · cherish · praise · laud · extol
spooky
Unsettlingly strange
supernatural · otherworldly · jack-o-lantern · costume · trick-or-treat · October · autumn · pumpkin · mask · candy
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- venerationvenerate, revere, reverence, glorify, exalt
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, consecrate
hallowdesecrate
Violate what's sacred
profane · defile · deconsecrate · desanctify · violate
- Halloween costumeOctober 31st disguise
- Halloween partyFestive October costume gathering
- halloween candy
- Halloween maskFace covering for costumes
- hallowed groundPlace of spiritual reverence
- Halloween paradeFestive autumn costume procession